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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1897
Page
2
A jumbled Dillon Montana column by KEELS & BARKER strings together political quips, odd anecdotes, biblical nods, and scattered historical references. The prose touches on annexation, Nile campaigns, royal figures, and a parade of dated vignettes, conveying a chaotic editorial voice of the era.
A New York Letter describes the Ahroome and Spring streets Indian colony at Broome and West Broadway as half commercial and half poor living quarters. It notes bead work, medicine shows, street work, and models such as Thunder Cloud White Moon and Falling Star, with Harpact Comers and Miss Hashgen among those connected to art and posing.
The crowd heard a vivid narration of the Navvies and the grand event in Malstar. A reader named Tyndzil entered the scene, delivering a speech on discovery without fear, as the audience cheered a celebrated letterer whose prowess drew an ovation.
A Long narrative profiles Guatemala figure Reyna Barrios, nephew of former dictator Barrios, detailing his rise to power, family ties, and the political turmoil in Guatemala as rebels threaten the capital and Quezaltenango falls. The piece contrasts the uncle Barrios’s imperial style with Reyna’s restrained, reformist approach while outlining surrounding regional instability and impending elections.
Lieut. Col. George M. Randall of the Eighth United States Infantry, veteran of Civil War service and Indian campaigns, led troops to establish a military post in Alaska. He was repeatedly brevetted for gallantry, with a career spanning 1861 to 1890 plus later service.
The report centers on Clark Geare described as the sole survivor willing to return a pension in Monrovia. It recounts appeals over certificates and eight eight dollars, citing war era service and lingering exposure. The piece mixes biographical reminiscence with pension discourse and wartime sacrifice.
A garbled report describes an oily permit and a dispute involving the Dries Pharmacopocia and an Aete Mine term. The fragment hints at regulatory or licensing issues affecting a pharmaceutical matter and mineral activity.
The fragment notes a European figure studying military matters and being recalled, with Rufino seeking control of Central America and aiming to place his brilliant nephew near the dictator.
Paris correspondent reports Toby a gifted elephant from Emperor Menelik delights visitors at Jardin d Acclimation. The creature toys with a congressman, removes hat and spectacles, then flips a wig and laughs at the surprised crowd. Toby’s tricks promise Paris 200 fortunes.
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